This study explores the feasibility of constructing a learning tool with the benefits of data-driven learning from a course-specific corpus and integrating it into a news media English class. Given the popularity of news media English classes in some Asian countries and the call in recent years for instructors to construct smaller and more specialized corpora to meet specific instructional objectives, an on-line system for assisting teaching and reading of English news was developed and used in a university-level news media English class in Taiwan. A lesson incorporating the system was designed and implemented. The lesson aimed at teaching the discourse features of news stories and improving English in general. After the lesson, students’ responses to using the system were obtained by a questionnaire survey. Results of the questionnaire survey indicated an overall positive response to incorporating the learning tool into a news media English class along with suggestions for system design. The paper concludes with implications for future use of the system and possible ways to improve the design of systems for similar purposes.
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DATA-DRIVEN LEARNING THE USE OF SMALLER AND MORE SPECIALIZED CORPORA READING TO LEARN AND LEARNING TO READ METHOD Participants The On-Line System Design of the Lesson The Questionnaire FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS Perceived Benefits of the System Future Use of the System Preference in Output Presentation Problems Encountered When Using the System Suggestions for Future Development of the System CONCLUSION THE AUTHORS REFERENCES APPENDIX
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Shiauping Tian [ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan ]
Limin Liu [ Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan ]
The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals:
1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.